Eastern Deanery AIDS Relief Program

What Eastern Deanery AIDS Relief Program does

Eastern Deanery AIDS Relief Program (EDARP) is a faith-based nonprofit founded in 1993 under the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi by Maryknoll Father Edward Phillips and Mrs. Alice Njoroge. It operates 11 healthcare facilities across five Nairobi sub-counties — Embakasi East, Kamukunji, Ruaraka, Kasarani, and Starehe — reaching approximately 3 million underserved residents in the Eastlands slums and surrounding areas. EDARP's service portfolio centers on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment (testing, PrEP/PEP, ART, viral load monitoring), tuberculosis screening and treatment including drug-resistant TB, maternal and child health services anchored by a PMTCT program that has reduced mother-to-child HIV transmission to 1%, and counselling and psychosocial support with spiritual care.

The organization delivers care through a network of 1,500+ Community Health Promoters who bring services directly to households, supported by an in-house technology stack consisting of a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), electronic prescription management, and a temperature-controlled barcode-tracked sample transport system linking all 11 clinics. All seven EDARP testing centers hold ISO 15189 accreditation, making EDARP the first community program-based laboratory in Embakasi to achieve this certification. EMR-style data flows are managed under Kenya Data Protection Act compliance. Outcomes include a 90% pediatric HIV treatment success rate across 1,310 children in care.

EDARP's revenue model is hybrid: donations and fundraising, grant funding led by a partnership with PEPFAR (introduced in 2004) which underwrites the majority of HIV/TB programming, and fee-based revenue from the Fikiria Jamii outpatient arm launched in 2024, which provides affordable primary care, diagnostics, telemedicine, and minor surgery on a sliding fee scale and channels surpluses back into the core HIV/TB programs. Customers/beneficiaries span four primary segments — communities in Nairobi's informal settlements, people living with HIV, TB patients and at-risk populations, and pregnant women/children — alongside the general public served through Fikiria Jamii. Notable strategic partnerships include PEPFAR, World Vision (child protection, PAMA Care, Operation Triple Zero), and the Maryknoll Brothers as the founding religious partner.

Name

Eastern Deanery AIDS Relief Program

Legal name

Eastern Deanery AIDS Relief Program

Website

https://edarp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Eastern Deanery AIDS Relief Program (EDARP) is a faith-based nonprofit operating 11 clinics and 1,500+ community health promoters across five Nairobi sub-counties, delivering free HIV/AIDS, TB, and maternal/child healthcare to approximately 3 million underserved residents and supplementing donor funding through the 2024-launched Fikiria Jamii outpatient clinic.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HIV/AIDS Healthcare Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Communicable Disease Prevention & Control (HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, NTDs) (BPADAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sexual Health & STI/HIV Prevention Health Departments (HLAJAAAL)

Keywords

• HIV/AIDS care services
• Tuberculosis treatment
• Maternal and child health
• Community health outreach
• Faith-based healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Nairobi

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Charitable donations from individuals, corporations, and organizations to support HIV/AIDS, TB, and maternal health programs
2. PEPFAR Partnership: Funding from PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) introduced antiretroviral therapy in 2004
3. Fikiria Jamii Clinical Services: Affordable outpatient healthcare services operating on a sliding fee scale, generating revenue that supports core HIV and TB programs

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Eastern Deanery AIDS Relief Program (EDARP) is a faith-based nonprofit healthcare organization operating in Nairobi, Kenya, delivering HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, tuberculosis screening and care, and maternal and child health services through a network of healthcare facilities and community health promoters serving underserved populations in Eastlands Nairobi.

Product overview

Eastern Deanery AIDS Relief Program (EDARP) is a faith-based nonprofit healthcare organization operating 11 comprehensive healthcare facilities across Nairobi's eastern slums. The organization offers an integrated portfolio of healthcare services centered around HIV/AIDS and TB care as core programs, supplemented by maternal and child health, laboratory and pharmacy services, and counseling and support. The flagship Fikiria Jamii Clinic represents a sustainable outpatient model that generates revenue to support core programs while providing affordable care to the general public. All services are delivered through a network of 1,500+ Community Health Promoters who provide doorstep healthcare to underserved communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fikiria Jamii: EDARP's innovative healthcare sustainability model that provides affordable, quality healthcare services to the general public on a sliding fee scale. The name means 'Think Community' in English.

Products and services

• HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment

Quantifiable outcome

• 30+ years of impact since 1993
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Maryknoll BrotherscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured partner video showcasing collaboration. The Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers have been instrumental in EDARP's founding and ongoing mission to serve underserved communities in Nairobi.
• World VisioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for child protection services, connecting children to community resources, running youth support groups like Operation Triple Zero (OTZ), and implementing family-centered care models like PAMA Care.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Management Sciences for Health (MSH): Global health nonprofit implementing PEPFAR- and USAID-funded HIV/TB programs across Africa with strong Kenyan presence. Comparable to EDARP as a PEPFAR-funded implementer of integrated HIV/TB services in East Africa, but at much larger scale.
• AMREF Health Africa: Africa's largest Africa-based nonprofit health organization, working across communicable disease, maternal/child health, and community health systems across the continent. Comparable to EDARP in mission, community-based delivery model, and East Africa footprint, but operates at much broader continental scale.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): International medical humanitarian organization providing HIV/TB care in low-resource settings including Kenya. Comparable to EDARP in HIV/TB focus and service to underserved populations, but operates globally with emergency-response orientation rather than community-rooted long-term model.
• Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB): Catholic-affiliated international health nonprofit delivering HIV, maternal/child, and primary care in low-resource countries. Directly comparable to EDARP in Catholic-faith identity, HIV/maternal health integration, and donor-funded international health model.

Direct peers

• LVCT Health: Leading Kenyan nonprofit specializing in HIV prevention, testing, and treatment with strong community-based programming for key and vulnerable populations. Highly comparable to EDARP in HIV-focused service portfolio, Nairobi operations, and donor-funded program model.
• Hope Worldwide Kenya: Faith-based international nonprofit running HIV care, voluntary medical male circumcision, and community health programs in Kenya and other African countries. Comparable to EDARP in faith-based origin, HIV service portfolio, and community health promoter delivery model.
• Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation – Uganda: Faith-partnered pediatric HIV care organization delivering pediatric ART and family-centered services in East Africa. Comparable to EDARP in pediatric HIV focus, faith-based affiliations, and East African community-clinic delivery model.
• Partners in Health: Global nonprofit delivering high-quality HIV, TB, and maternal/child health services to the poorest populations through community health workers and clinic networks. Highly comparable to EDARP in faith-inspired origins, integrated HIV/TB care, and accompaniment-based delivery model for underserved populations.
• Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK): Faith-based network of Protestant church health institutions providing HIV, TB, and primary care across Kenya. Directly comparable to EDARP as a Kenyan faith-based health network serving HIV/TB patients through a member-facility model.
• Mildmay Kenya: Faith-inspired Kenyan NGO providing comprehensive HIV/AIDS care, training, and pediatric/adolescent HIV services. Directly comparable to EDARP in HIV-centered mission, faith-based origin, and Kenya-based integrated care delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@easterndeanetyaidsreliefpr6595
• Facebookfacebook.com/edarpkenya
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/edarp

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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